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Scale Model of Sun and Earth

Scale Model of Sun and Earth

This is a lesson about size and scale, also called the Solar Pizza. Learners, or the facilitator, will cut out scaled images of the Sun and Earth and walk them approximately sixty-five feet apart to simultaneously show the size scale and distance scale of the Sun and Earth.

Keywords:
Heliophysics, Earth and Space Science:Solar System:The Sun, Moon and Sun, Earth and Space Science:Astronomy:Size and Scale, Measurements, Geoscience, Size, Measurement, NSDL, Scale, Mathematics, Sun, Size and Scale, General Science, Conducting Investigations, Earth, Astronomy, Education, Space Science, Ratio, Ratios
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Material Type:
Simulation
Date Added to MERLOT:
July 27, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:
August 30, 2017
Author:
Submitter:
Barbra Bied Sperling
Hispanic Serving Institution
Primary Audience:
Grade School, Middle School, High School, College General Ed
Technical Format:
PDF
Mobile Compatibility:
Not specified at this time
Language:
English
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No
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Unknown
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